Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-11
DISSATISFIED.
THE ATroREEY.aHNRRAL OF HoRTH
CAROLINA INTERVIEWED.
What Re Says About Internal Taxes
Death Of Daughter Of Mr..
Tucker-Briefs.
FROM Regular Correspondents


when he left Raleigh, Mr.. Davidson
said :" ] am somewhat surprised at the
present attitude OF the Independents,
and especially of Speaker Webster.
] remember ! told him when the Legis-
allure met that he should not place
prominent Democrats at the head OF
lie committees, because it was
understood that he was under
obligation to the Republicans, and
the Democrats and he and his
lew friends in the Legislature were
rs wide apart as the poles. He
replied: Not so. l am under no
pledge, and my friends and myself will
truly occupy an independent position
on al questions Well, it seems that
Webster and his Independent colleagues
voted for the Republican clerk, and
then it WAS the turn of the Republicans
to be Disguised. The Independents are
7 not now pleasing their late allies. Web
stcr is with us in the county-govern-
ment matter, and that is just now the
main question.
Mr.. Davidson said that exceptin mat
ters purely local, and only here and
there, the Democratic party in the
state was intact and had sustained no
serious injury The State administra-
| ton is popular. The inquiry was made
if there were other causes of dissatis-
faction. eyes" he responded; "there
are some very grave ones. These may
| be stated under two heads |. The
Federal offices. But here would say
hat North Carolina has less cause
for complaint than almost any
other State in the Union, for
changes have been made generally,
and the exceptions are petty places
that are gradually being filed by Demo
crafts as fast as is considered cxpedient.
ihe main cry Of opposition is raised bv
those, perhaps, who have been disap-
pointed in getting positions 2. But
the chief discomfort in North Carolina
is undoubtedly on the tariff and inter
nal-revenue questions. Draw a line
north and south, so as to put all Of
TIE State west of the eastern
boundary of Guilford county, and
YOU find a universal sentiment in
favor of the abolition of inter
nal taxes and the odious sys-
ten by which these taxes are enforced.
The brandy and whlskey-taxes bear
most heavily on North Carolina. If
nothing is done between now and the
next election the discomfort with the
management of the Democratic party
in Congress will increase and put the
tate in peril 1t is not love of Repub
Iicanism. Oh no. They are still
Democrats. Butthe Independent feeling
will become 50 strong that it will re-
duire every effort of speakers and press
md the active. workers of the party to
| give MS q majority" The Attorney
General seemed to think that the refusal
Of Mr. Carlisle to recognize some one
to make a motion to abolish internal
taxes would add to the displeasure of
the North Carolina Democrats. 1t
ought TO he stated here that Mr.. David
son is comparatively young man, of
ability and character;is not Il sore-head,
having always been successful; is popu
lar, and is an Out-and-Out Democrat,
and connected by family with Senator
Vance, the type of North Carolina
Democracy.
CUT DOWN.
The House Committee on Appropria-
lions have agreed to report i'll favor of
appropriating SO, 600, 600 for coast de-
fence, armament, naval and military,
&c. 1t is 81, 10000 less than the
Senate bills on the subject, but is
1900, zoe in excess of what was OK
pected last week.
AsAD ANNOUNCEMENT.
The touching prayer of the House
Chaplain this noon called attention to
the fact that member of the family of
n congressman was dead. On inquiry
it was learned that Mrs. Wilmer II.
Shields, of Natchez, eldest daughter of
Hon. John Randolph Tucker, had died
at ten minutes past 5 o'clock thismorn-
ing, from injuries received three weeks
ago and not thought to be Of serious
nature. TWAS u great shock to the friends
of her distinguished father, as well as to
tie immediate family. Mrs Tucker
and her daughter, Miss Laura, as stated
in the DiSp0tch, started yesterday for
Mississippi. Mr.. Tucker will leave on
the 80 train this afternoon, and Will
he Joined by his son on the Chesapeake
and Ohio road tonight. They cannot
reach Natchez until Sunday.
BRIEFS
Malone has introduced amendments
to the river-and-harbor bill for IN APP
propriation of $40, 600 for the improve
ment of the Nansemond river and
SIC, 900 for the improvement of nayiga-
ton on the Roanoke between Clarks-
Vile and Weldon.
Senator Vance presented the petition
of citizens OF Surry asking for the re-
peal Of the internal taxes.
MIR. Libbey presented the petition of
meetings of Friends at Black Creek and
Berea; also, of fifteen other citizens OF
Franklin.
Colonel Green says that every Fede-
raj office-holder in his (Third North Ca
rolina) district has been removed and
Democrats appointed in their stead.
7. l.. Courtney and wife, Richmond;
r. ID. Yancey, c. A. Tardy, W. II.
BhlihTt, II. t)HaINl, itN i'Ip'Al - ~
y. Brown, Norfolk ; Frank S. WOoten,
:. p. Stovall, Danville; w. d. Hamp-
ton, of Virginia, are in the city.
Miss Mamie Alexander, of North Ca
rolina, is here.
A venerable Virginian, Colonel Shell
ton, of Hanover, is visiting Hon.
George d. Wise, who took him to the
Presidents reception tonight.
Ihe FOrsy-nintb Congress Draining
10 u Close.
by telegraph to the Dispatch
WASHINGTON, February 10.-Nine-
teen working days remain to the pres
ent Congress. Thirteen of the fonr-
teen annual appropriation bills in
Guiding the river-and-harbor bill, are
not yet ready to go TO the President;
ten remain to be acted upon by the
Senate; nine require the action OF
Senate committees; five have not yet
passed the House, and two have yet TO
make their initial step from Honse
committees In addition to these last
years fortifcation bill yet fingers In
conference.
The Rock.Isiand Train Robbery.
tBy telegraph to the Dispatch